State Politics
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Population boom, climate impacts create leaks in future SEQ water supply
A new report predicts that the current water supply will not meet future demands of the population boom in the greater South East region. The report,…
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New speed cameras target schools and roadworks
New speed camera technology will target speeding drivers in school zones and roadworks across Queensland. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the State…
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Scenic Rim announced as eligible for border funding but not ‘anticipating’ a share
Rural local governments working to maintain the hard border with New South Wales will be eligible to share in $1 million from the Queensland Government…
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Consumer watchdog says quad bike safety a priority, new requirements imminent
The national consumer watchdog says 16 percent of quad bikes it assessed were not compliant with the new safety standards which came into effect last…
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Revolving door at councillor complaints body
The Councillor Conduct Tribunal has struggled with an exodus of panel members since it was established three years ago. A total of 10 panel members…
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Editorial – ‘A bumptious pretender of a Star Chamber’
DANGERS OF SILENT DICTATORS THE Guardian & Tribune’s David and Goliath victory over a bullying State bureaucracy has exposed an alarming trend in Queensland towards…
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‘Far-reaching and dangerous’: Australian journalists outraged by OIA powers
Leading journalists from across Australia have expressed outrage, disbelief and called for a review of Queensland’s local government watchdog after it sought to use its…
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State watchdog silent on threats to journalists, secret recordings
Queensland’s state watchdog has gone silent after serious questions about its conduct were raised by the Guardian & Tribune on Saturday. The Office of the…
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‘Disturbing’: Calls for parliamentary inquiry into Office of the Independent Assessor
Federal and state politicians have put aside party differences to back a parliamentary inquiry into Queensland’s local government watchdog. The calls come after the Guardian…
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New state agency threatens journalists for notes, bugs politician
A government agency threatened a reporter and a newspaper editor with tens of thousands of dollars in fines unless they handed over notes and recordings,…
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Lockdown support for Queensland businesses
As Ipswich and Scenic Rim near the second month under the mask mandate and another lockdown, the State Government has announced financial support for small…
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Staff beefed up at councillor complaint body
An extra $1.3 million will be spent over the next two years to boost staffing at the Office of the Independent Assessor. The body has…












